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Nick Paumgarten

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January 8, 2018

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A man in a business suit presses the button to call an elevator that is much too small for him. It’s unclear if he is huge or the elevator is tiny. It’s also unclear why he’s pressing the button when the elevator is already waiting for him with the door open. The parts of him in frame seem to be impossibly contorted.

I’d read this story without hesitation if I were sure it would answer all my questions about the image at the top. newyorker.com/magazine/2008/…

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